{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nTravis Nathanael Wheeler is a Republican candidate for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 12, Seat 2, serving Harnett, Johnston, and Lee counties, on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot [2].\n\n## Office history\nWheeler previously ran for a district court seat in the same counties, then numbered North Carolina's 11th Judicial District, in the May 17, 2022 Republican primary, on the ballot alongside Charlene B. Nelson [1]. Ballotpedia's page for that race provides no further detail on his education or professional background, and he did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey [1].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Travis Wheeler (North Carolina 11th Judicial District, North Carolina, candidate 2022) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Travis_Wheeler_(North_Carolina_11th_Judicial_District,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2022))\n- [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing list (District Court Judge District 12 Seat 02), accessed 2026-07-20","campaigns":[{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_012_seat_02","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc District Court Judge District 12 Seat 02"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Travis","fullname":"Travis Nathanael Wheeler","lastname":"Wheeler","middlename":"Nathanael","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_012_seat_02","contest_title":"Nc District Court Judge District 12 Seat 02","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"district_court_judge","office_title":"District Court Judge","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_012_seat_02","contest_title":"Nc District Court Judge District 12 Seat 02","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"district_court_judge","office_title":"District Court Judge","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"district_court_judge","office_title":"District Court Judge","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Travis Wheeler is a Republican who ran in the 2022 primary for North Carolina's 11th Judicial District.","terms":[],"token":"09b34fe34f2b0516"}